Breastfeeding for your baby's health... and yours!
To breastfeed continues the healthy relationship between mother and baby.
We are designed that way. The natural closeness builds trust, comfort, rest and patience.
And it's the best method of feeding.
Breastfed babies receive the finest and most complete nutrition possible. A good dose of natural antibodies is also passed on through mother's milk, to help babies develop a strong immune system.
Studies show babies who were raised on mother's milk to have better aptitude for learning in general, earlier fine motor skills and more confidence as they learn.
Mothers who breastfed their babies often develop more confidence in their motherhood. And they have less chance of developing breast cancer.
La Leche League's
BREASTFEEDING "FACTOIDS"
Human milk has been shown to kill cancer cells in a laboratory dish and has been used in oncology.
Mother’s milk has immune properties that can deliver a particular antibody in response to a new germ in the baby’s environment.
Breastfed babies require shorter pre- and post-surgical fasting.
No two mothers produce identical milk.
Mother’s milk is uniquely suited to meet her baby’s nutritional needs.
Breastfeeding decreases the incidence of dental cavities and the need for orthodontics.
Up to 50% of the iron in human milk can be absorbed by the infant, as compared to 10% in cow’s milk, and 4% in iron-fortified formulas.
Adoptive moms, grandmothers, and yes, even men have been able to lactate for an infant.
Breastfeeding reduces the risk of ovarian and pre-menopausal breast cancer, heart disease, and osteoporosis. The more months a women breastfeeds over her lifetime, the greater the protection.
The amount of fat in a mother’s milk varies from feeding to feeding and from week to week. The fat content of the milk changes even during a feeding.
Mothers of premature infants produce milk that is higher in protein and other nutrients than milk produced by mothers of full-term infants.
Breast milk contains stem cells.
* Did you know that mother's milk will change to meet her baby's needs throughout the nursing relationship?
* Did you know that breastmilk will help babies stay healthier and recover faster if they become ill?
* Did you know that breastfeeding enhances babies' eye-hand coordination?
* Did you know that breastfeeding is the first preventable measure against obesity in adult life?
* Did you know you can return to work and still be successful at breastfeeding?
* Did you know an infant uses 20 -60 times more muscular effort to get milk from the breast than a bottle?
* Did you know that breastfeeding is less stressful for an infant than bottle feeding?
* Did you know that nursing eases frustrations, helping the "terrible twos" be the "terrific twos"?
* Did you know your milk is perfectly designed for your baby, no matter when he/she is born?
* Did you know that adoptive mothers have been able to lactate for an infant?
* Did you know that a higher IQ has been associated with children who are breastfed?
* Did you know that breastmilk contains the enzyme lipase which helps baby digest milk fat more efficiently?
* Did you know that breastmilk can be used in place of many ointments and medications?
* Did you know that breastfeeding helps a mother be more in tune with her baby?
* Did you know that in many cases babies with special needs are still able to nurse?
* Did you know that the level of immunities in mother's milk actually increases during the second year of breastfeeding?
* Did you know that women who have not breastfed have a 4 times greater chance of developing osteoporosis?
Eden Birth & Wellness - Breastfeeding Consultations - including natural methods of support, nutrition, adopted baby, and dealing with complications. Serving rural southwest Idaho.
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